ALCTS Network News v11n02 (March 4, 1996) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v11n02 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 11, Number 2 March 4, 1996 In this issue ALCTS INSTITUTES ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS RESCHEDULED TECHNICAL SERVICES WORKSTATION INSTITUTE PLANNED FOR WASHINGTON ALA TO CHALLENGE DECENCY PROVISIONS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT NEBRASKA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION JOINS COUNCIL OF REGIONAL GROUPS SPECIAL FULBRIGHT LIBRARIAN AWARD AVAILABLE UNC LIBRARIANSHIP CONFERENCE SET FOR MAY IN ENGLAND ************************************************************************** ALCTS INSTITUTES ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS ALCTS is currently accepting registrations for its three institutes to be held in April. Fundamentals of Acquisitions, April 23 in Houston (See _AN2_, v10, no20.) The institute, presented by the Acquisitions Section, is cosponsored by the Texas Library Association's Acquisitions Roundtable, and is a preconference to the TLA annual meeting. It focuses on what librarians and paraprofessionals need to know about the basics of acquiring serials and monographs, including goals and methods, financial management of materials budgets, trends in acquisitions management, and relationships among acquistions librarians, library booksellers, subscription agents, and publishers. Faculty is Carol Pitts Diedrichs and Trisha L. Davis, both of the Ohio State University Libraries. Diedrichs is head of OSU's Acquisition Department and editor-in-chief of _Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory_, and Davis is head of OSU's Continuation Acquisition Department. The Electronic Library: Administrative Issues for Organization & Management, April 26-27 in Boston (See _AN2_, v10, no21.) Geared specifically to the needs of senior-level decision-makers (such as directors and associate directors) in libraries and computing facilities, this institute will present information necessary to move into the reality of electronic libraries. Participants will be able to articulate a vision for their institution and formulate the strategies for the local institutional planning process. Speakers include keynoters Sean and Katherine Gadman of Teknowledging, Inc., Greg Anderson (MIT Project Discovery), Sandra Braman (Institute of Communications Research, University of Illinois), Joanne Eustis (Director of Planning and Program Review, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), Isabella Hinds (Director of Professional Relations, Copyright Clearance Center), Joy Hughes (Provost, Oregon State University), Ray Larson (Associate Professor, School of Information Management and Systems, University of California, Berkeley), Gail McMillan (Director, Scholarly Communications Project, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), Darrow Neves (Associate Director for Technology, Indiana University /Purdue University at Indianapolis), and Don Doak (National Sales Manager, EBSCO Publishing). Technical Services Workstations: The State of the Art of Cataloging, April 29 in Washington, D.C. (See below.) This is the institute which was postponed from November 15 due to the government shutdown at that time. See information in article below. Requests for information may be addressed to LaTisha Reynolds at alcts@ala.org. Electronic brochures may also be accessed through the ALA home page (http://www.ala.org). ************************************************************************* RESCHEDULED TECHNICAL SERVICES WORKSTATION INSTITUTE PLANNED FOR WASHINGTON The institute on Technical Services Workstations, postponed from a November 15, 1995, presentation when the federal government shut down, has been rescheduled for April 29 in Washington. The program is cosponsored by FLICC/FEDLINK and The CAPCON network. Technical services workstation technology, which brings the tools for cataloging together online, is being used for increasing cataloging output and creating more cataloging in less time with fewer dollars. At this institute participants will see demonstrations of programs currently in use and the revolution in macro-based cataloging which these programs have initiated. Faculty includes Matthew Beacom, Cataloger for Networked Information Classification, Yale University; Julianne Beall, Assistant Editor, Decimal Classification Division, Library of Congress; Mark Bendig, Consulting Systems Analyst, Office of Research, OCLC; Bruce Chr. Johnson, Senior Library Information Systems Specialist, Library of Congress; Michael Kaplan, Head of Database Management, Harvard University; and Janet McCue, Head of Technical Services Division, Mann Library, Cornell University. A brochure is available through the ALA home page, but note that registration is through CAPCON at 202-331-4366, *not* through ALCTS. ************************************************************************* ALA TO CHALLENGE DECENCY PROVISIONS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT In response to numerous inquiries, we are pleased to tell you that the American Library Association is preparing to challenge the decency provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. ALA will be lead plaintiff. Co-plaintiffs are being assembled, but the list is not yet confirmed. ALA will only be challenging the decency provisions of the legislation. We will keep you informed as the case develops. --Submitted by Judith Krug Director, Office for Intellectual Freedom ************************************************************************* NEBRASKA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION JOINS COUNCIL OF REGIONAL GROUPS The Nebraska Library Association Technical Services Round Table is now a CRG affiliate. The ALCTS Board of Directors approved the request for affiliation at the Midwinter Meeting in San Antonio. With the addition of the Nebraska Library Association Technical Services Round Table, there are 48 regional groups affiliated with ALCTS. The CRG serves as a means for information exchange between ALCTS and regional groups having a focus of activity within the field of library technical services. Representatives of these groups meet semiannually at ALA conferences to consider common problems and propose programs, such as a series of regional institutes. ************************************************************************* SPECIAL FULBRIGHT LIBRARIAN AWARD AVAILABLE The Fulbright Commission in London is offering a special Fulbright Librarian Award for 1997-98. The fellowship is designed for applicants who are U.S. citizens, hold the MLS degree, and who are experienced in building electronic links and information services. The person selected for the award will help develop materials relating to 6,700 American airmen based in the Norfolk/Suffolk area who were killed between 1942-45. The original collection of books and videos was lost in a fire in 1994, but wartime memorabilia came through the fire with only minor water damage. The deadline is August 1, 1996. For more information contact Karen Adams at 202/686-6245 or e-mail we6@ciesnet.cies.org. ************************************************************************* UNC LIBRARIANSHIP CONFERENCE SET FOR MAY IN ENGLAND The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the School of Information and Library Science will hold the 1996 Libraries and Librarianship Past, Present and Future conference in Oxford, England, May 19-June 1. The conference surveys contemporary English librarianship from a homebase at the Bodleian Library at Oxford University. While the emphasis will be on the academic library, national and public sector libraries will also be covered. Housing is within walking distance of the Bodleian Library. During the second week, some free time will be available for further lectures, small group tutorials, or special excursions. For additional information and to register, contact Carrie Stolle, program facilitator, cks.ce@mhs.unc.edu or Rachel Davies, program director, rmd.ce.mhs.unc.edu or call 800-845-8640 and ask for Libraries and Librarianship. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ALCTS NETWORK NEWS (ISSN 1056-6694) is published irregularly by the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, a division of the American Library Association. Editorial offices: ALCTS, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; David Farrell, President; Karen Muller, Executive Director. 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